On Wednesday, the Golden Globe-winning Empire actress dropped some serious knowledge hoping to inspire women to recognize their own worth and stop waiting for a man to validate them.

With the hashtags #ClassInSession and #ListenUp, Henson shared a pic that reads, “The one the God has for you will be sure of who you are. They’ll be no games played, no back and forth and no off and on. The one that God has for you will be dead set on commitment and they’ll be fully dedicated.”

“They want to protect your heart and let you know that you are valuable to them. They won’t 'second guess' anything. They’ll know and they’ll act like they’ll know,” the post added.

If he ain’t put a ring on it after seven years, if y'all keep breaking up and getting back together and if you’re not happy, what are you really doing? How much more of yourself do you have to give and how much more convincing should you have to “prove” that you’re the “one.”

These types of empowering messages are sorely needed, especially given how often Black women are told that regardless of their succeed in life, their value is solely wrapped up in whether or not we have a man by our side.

And so the pressure to be in a relationship and do so at any cost is real. So yes, we definitely need to hear more often that we’re prizes too and that we don’t have to settle, sit around and wait for men to value us.

So thank Taraji for keeping us grounded and please keep this type of advice coming!

Written by Kellee Terrell

(Photo: Brian Ach/Getty Images for Accessories Council)

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